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Decatur, IL vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow is 0% more densely populated than Decatur.
- People are 11.9% more likely to be married in Butte-Silver Bow.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years older in Butte-Silver Bow.
 Decatur, ILButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,368329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201076,095  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,892285,036,114
 Population - 199083,885  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.093.4
 Land Area42.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Decatur, ILButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Decatur, ILButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 White67.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Decatur, ILButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Married Population42.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.4%50.2%
 Never Married35.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households30,718  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,05680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,383  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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